defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) But M. Chinnaswamy returned to the stadium to ensure victory. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets in match 23 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).
RCB captain Rajat Patidar put the visitors into bat and they struggled to get going in the first innings. Their overseas pair of Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran were out within the first seven overs. Captain Rishabh Pant walked off the field, retired hurt and returned after scoring only one run. Thanks to four wickets of Rasikh Dar and three wickets of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, LSG was reduced to just 146 runs. The highlight of the innings were two excellent catches taken by Tim David and Phil Salt.
In reply, RCB chased the target easily in the end despite losing two wickets in an over. Virat Kohli scored the highest 49 runs in the run chase. There were other healthy contributions from Bengaluru as well, with captain Patidar scoring 27 off 13 balls and Jitesh Sharma scoring 23 off just nine balls. David and Romario Shepherd finally completed the chase with 29 balls to spare.
It has become extremely common to see both teams and players achieving major feats in each IPL game, and the RCB vs. lsg Was no different. The Bengaluru team dominated the game at the milestone. However, not all achievements are of a positive nature, with LSG being on the wrong side of an undeserved record.
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 23:
- rcb: First win against LSG at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Krunal Pandya: Reached 100 wickets in IPL
- Virat Kohli:Out on 49 runs for the first time in IPL history
- Josh Hazlewood: 1-20 is the most economical spell for RCB this season
- Rasikh Dar: Figures of 4-24 are the fourth best figures by an uncapped Indian for RCB
- 35: LSG's lowest score in powerplay this season
- 23:Most runs given by Digvesh Rathi in one over in IPL
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